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Port Authority likely to own Renaissance Point event center; commissioners want clearer oversight
Summary
Staff updated the Warren County Board of Commissioners on a proposed 50‑acre Renaissance Point campus in Middletown, saying the Port Authority would likely own just the event center while private developers would build surrounding uses; commissioners asked for more frequent updates and clarity about financing and any public funds.
Warren County staff told commissioners on an informational update that an event center proposed at Renaissance Point in Middletown would be owned by the Warren County Port Authority while surrounding retail, hotel and mixed‑use development would be privately developed.
Matt (project presenter, speaker 3) said the site is about 50 acres at the southeast corner of Union and State Route 122 near I‑75’s Exit 32 and that the city of Middletown, the Port Authority, Miller Valentine Construction and Woodard Development are principal partners. "We're going to uproot this development and put it on the other side of the highway because of the indicators that came back so strongly on feasibility," he said, describing why the project moved from the Town Mall site to the current…
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